The First Third & Other Writings

Published by City Lights, San Francisco, 1971

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Large octavo in b&w pictorial wraps; 157p. Immortalised as Dean Moriarty by Jack Kerouac in his epic novel, On the Road, Neal Cassady was infamous for his unstoppable energy and his overwhelming charm, his savvy hustle and his devil-may-care attitude. A treasured friend and travelling companion of Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Ken Kesey, to name just some of his cohorts on the beatnik path, Cassady lived life to the fullest, ready for inspiration at any turn. Before he died in Mexico in 1968, just four days shy of his forty-second birthday, Cassady had written the jacket blurb for this book: 'Seldom has there been a story of a man so balled up. No doubt many readers will not believe the veracity of the author, but I assure these doubting Thomases that every incident, as such, is true'. As Ferlinghetti writes in his editor's note, Cassady was an early prototype of the urban cowboy who a hundred years ago might have been an outlaw on the range. Here are his autobiographical writings, the rambling American saga of a truly free individual. PublisherContents: The first third. Fragments: I remember; One day as I looked the train over; To have seen a specter isn't everything; I walked into the poolhall; Leaving LA by train at night, high; Adventures in auto-eroticism; One night in the summer of 1945; Beginning of The history of the hip generation. Letters: To Jack Kerouac; To Ken Kesey. Near fine tp near fine(-) with minor wear, rubbing and sunning to wrap. Appears to be an unread copy. Upper outer corner for rear wrap and minor creasing. First Edition, first printing (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited).…

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Title
The First Third & Other Writings
Author
Cassady, Neal; Ferlinghetti, Lawrence (ed.)
Publisher
City Lights, San Francisco
Publication year
1971
Condition
near fine(-)
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Dust Jacket Included
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1st Edition
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